Not a bad night for my garden here in Halesowen last night
with a tally of 78 species although the majority of moths were made up of the
‘August browns’ of Large Yellow Underwings, Common Rustic aggs., Lesser
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings, Square-spot Rustics etc. etc. Even 5 Old
Ladies, while nice to see, were still brown!
Shining through the sea of brown were a couple of golden
nuggets in the form of a Gold Spot, which I may see here once a year if I am
lucky, and a couple of nice fresh Canary-shouldered Thorns, which I record more
frequently.
On the grey egg cartons in the moth trap Canary-shouldered
Thorns stand out like a sore thumb but hanging from some Birch leaves
on-the-turn, and finding such leaves with ease was a reminder that autumn is
knocking on the door, they are extremely well camouflaged. Patrick Clement
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| Canary-shouldered Thorn |
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| Gold Spot |
If your sore thumb looks like that, I'd seek medical advise.
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